diff --git a/crypto/async_tx/async_memcpy.c b/crypto/async_tx/async_memcpy.c
index a5eda80..06a7f4b 100644
--- a/crypto/async_tx/async_memcpy.c
+++ b/crypto/async_tx/async_memcpy.c
@@ -73,15 +73,7 @@
 		pr_debug("%s: (sync) len: %zu\n", __func__, len);
 
 		/* wait for any prerequisite operations */
-		if (depend_tx) {
-			/* if ack is already set then we cannot be sure
-			 * we are referring to the correct operation
-			 */
-			BUG_ON(async_tx_test_ack(depend_tx));
-			if (dma_wait_for_async_tx(depend_tx) == DMA_ERROR)
-				panic("%s: DMA_ERROR waiting for depend_tx\n",
-					__func__);
-		}
+		async_tx_quiesce(&depend_tx);
 
 		dest_buf = kmap_atomic(dest, KM_USER0) + dest_offset;
 		src_buf = kmap_atomic(src, KM_USER1) + src_offset;
diff --git a/crypto/async_tx/async_memset.c b/crypto/async_tx/async_memset.c
index 27a97dc..d48ed22 100644
--- a/crypto/async_tx/async_memset.c
+++ b/crypto/async_tx/async_memset.c
@@ -72,15 +72,7 @@
 		dest_buf = (void *) (((char *) page_address(dest)) + offset);
 
 		/* wait for any prerequisite operations */
-		if (depend_tx) {
-			/* if ack is already set then we cannot be sure
-			 * we are referring to the correct operation
-			 */
-			BUG_ON(async_tx_test_ack(depend_tx));
-			if (dma_wait_for_async_tx(depend_tx) == DMA_ERROR)
-				panic("%s: DMA_ERROR waiting for depend_tx\n",
-					__func__);
-		}
+		async_tx_quiesce(&depend_tx);
 
 		memset(dest_buf, val, len);
 
diff --git a/crypto/async_tx/async_tx.c b/crypto/async_tx/async_tx.c
index 9325c61..78a61e7 100644
--- a/crypto/async_tx/async_tx.c
+++ b/crypto/async_tx/async_tx.c
@@ -607,15 +607,7 @@
 		pr_debug("%s: (sync)\n", __func__);
 
 		/* wait for any prerequisite operations */
-		if (depend_tx) {
-			/* if ack is already set then we cannot be sure
-			 * we are referring to the correct operation
-			 */
-			BUG_ON(async_tx_test_ack(depend_tx));
-			if (dma_wait_for_async_tx(depend_tx) == DMA_ERROR)
-				panic("%s: DMA_ERROR waiting for depend_tx\n",
-					__func__);
-		}
+		async_tx_quiesce(&depend_tx);
 
 		async_tx_sync_epilog(flags, depend_tx, cb_fn, cb_param);
 	}
@@ -624,6 +616,25 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_trigger_callback);
 
+/**
+ * async_tx_quiesce - ensure tx is complete and freeable upon return
+ * @tx - transaction to quiesce
+ */
+void async_tx_quiesce(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor **tx)
+{
+	if (*tx) {
+		/* if ack is already set then we cannot be sure
+		 * we are referring to the correct operation
+		 */
+		BUG_ON(async_tx_test_ack(*tx));
+		if (dma_wait_for_async_tx(*tx) == DMA_ERROR)
+			panic("DMA_ERROR waiting for transaction\n");
+		async_tx_ack(*tx);
+		*tx = NULL;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_tx_quiesce);
+
 module_init(async_tx_init);
 module_exit(async_tx_exit);
 
diff --git a/crypto/async_tx/async_xor.c b/crypto/async_tx/async_xor.c
index 19d16e4..689ecce 100644
--- a/crypto/async_tx/async_xor.c
+++ b/crypto/async_tx/async_xor.c
@@ -30,24 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/raid/xor.h>
 #include <linux/async_tx.h>
 
-/**
- * async_tx_quiesce - ensure tx is complete and freeable upon return
- * @tx - transaction to quiesce
- */
-static void async_tx_quiesce(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor **tx)
-{
-	if (*tx) {
-		/* if ack is already set then we cannot be sure
-		 * we are referring to the correct operation
-		 */
-		BUG_ON(async_tx_test_ack(*tx));
-		if (dma_wait_for_async_tx(*tx) == DMA_ERROR)
-			panic("DMA_ERROR waiting for transaction\n");
-		async_tx_ack(*tx);
-		*tx = NULL;
-       }
-}
-
 /* do_async_xor - dma map the pages and perform the xor with an engine.
  * 	This routine is marked __always_inline so it can be compiled away
  * 	when CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE=n
@@ -219,15 +201,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* wait for any prerequisite operations */
-		if (depend_tx) {
-			/* if ack is already set then we cannot be sure
-			 * we are referring to the correct operation
-			 */
-			BUG_ON(async_tx_test_ack(depend_tx));
-			if (dma_wait_for_async_tx(depend_tx) == DMA_ERROR)
-				panic("%s: DMA_ERROR waiting for depend_tx\n",
-					__func__);
-		}
+		async_tx_quiesce(&depend_tx);
 
 		do_sync_xor(dest, src_list, offset, src_cnt, len,
 			    flags, depend_tx, cb_fn, cb_param);
@@ -309,17 +283,10 @@
 		tx = async_xor(dest, src_list, offset, src_cnt, len, xor_flags,
 			depend_tx, NULL, NULL);
 
-		if (tx) {
-			if (dma_wait_for_async_tx(tx) == DMA_ERROR)
-				panic("%s: DMA_ERROR waiting for tx\n",
-					__func__);
-			async_tx_ack(tx);
-		}
+		async_tx_quiesce(&tx);
 
 		*result = page_is_zero(dest, offset, len) ? 0 : 1;
 
-		tx = NULL;
-
 		async_tx_sync_epilog(flags, depend_tx, cb_fn, cb_param);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/async_tx.h b/include/linux/async_tx.h
index eb640f0..9f0e7bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/async_tx.h
+++ b/include/linux/async_tx.h
@@ -152,4 +152,6 @@
 async_trigger_callback(enum async_tx_flags flags,
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *depend_tx,
 	dma_async_tx_callback cb_fn, void *cb_fn_param);
+
+void async_tx_quiesce(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor **tx);
 #endif /* _ASYNC_TX_H_ */